Suppose…
Suppose enjoyment would have a simple zest, which it often lacks if we always did things at the moment we want to- for it's mostly when we can't, that we're…
Ciao Chef Tell & Kugelhopf
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Mezzanotte..risotto and all is well in the piazza..
Midnight..mezzanotte.. and almost ready to leave the office. With music loudly playing in the piazza -a block away from my window-I can barely concentrate. The end of the summer is…
Anice Stellato
Everyday is remembered by a taste , a flavor, a recipe while I ma here in Italy. These are my special souvenirs or 'ricordati'. Yesterday, my favorite flavor was 'anice stellato'-or …
Eggplant parmigiana, mountains of Abruzzo
After many 10 hours day in the office here working on the next special edition book (that should be ready for release in September)- a little R & R is needed.…
Little snowflake and Fontina cheese
Today, in honor of the discovery of the first albino goat in the world in the Italian alps-specifically in the area of Val D'Aosta a traditional Valdostana (from Val D'Aosta)…
Trastevere, pizza, part I
I've called this Trastevere, part I because-as one of my favorite neighborhoods in Rome- I have a sneeking suspicion- I will need to write much more about this eclectic little part of Rome than…
Summertime Sangria Festa!
Today, still here on the East Coast (of the USA) with record breaking temperatures I am so reminded of the great summer "festa s" I always look forward to…
Venezia, Casanova and Zuppa Inglese oh my!!
Sooner or later it had to happen, in this beautiful magnificent old unfortunately crumbling city..a city resistant to change. Venice has their first woman gondolier. The first woman to serve…
Risotto Parmigiana | Interesting Parmigiano Reggiano Facts and Maria's Favorite Recipe
Probably the most famous of all Italian cheeses is Parmigiano reggiano, a hard, granular cheese native to the Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modina, Bologna, and Mantua provinces. Parmigiano reggiano is made…